Cosmos (launch vehicle)

2023: Product Development

Russian private space company SR Space is working on a system to return to Earth the first stage of the Cosmos launch vehicle. The head of the enterprise Oleg Mansurov told Interfax about such prospects.

We are now working on a geophysical rocket, and by definition it is returned - it lands using a parachute. But already on the Cosmos launch vehicle, this is already an orbital-class rocket, the return of the first stage is possible, "Mansurov said.

Head of SR Space Oleg Mansurov

He clarified that while we are talking about a geophysical rocket. It is assumed that she will land by parachute. However, further in development is the Cosmos launch vehicle - an orbital class. In the case of it, the first stage can be returned.

The possibility of returning the first stage is provided by methane engines. According to Mansurov, methane allows you to reuse the steps without the need for complete analysis and cleaning.

By the end of May 2023, the company is working on two methane engines, the first - 1 ton of thrust, the second - 3.5 tons of thrust.

The two-stage Cosmos launch vehicle is designed to launch small spacecraft into the target orbit. The target launch cost is estimated at 100 million rubles.

Cosmos is a two-stage launch vehicle designed to launch small spacecraft into a target orbit.

By the end of May 2023, a RUSSIAN FEDERATION methane launch vehicle with a reusable first stage "" was being developed, Amur LNG developed by the Rocket and Space Center "" Progress(part of Roscosmos).

Also, the development of a reusable launch vehicle is carried out by the State Missile Center. Makeev (GRC Makeeva, part of Roscosmos). On February 9, 2023, the general director, general designer of the enterprise, Vladimir Degtyar, announced that research work on the creation of a space complex with a reusable Korona launch vehicle would be held in 2023-2025 together with Roscosmos enterprises^[1]

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